St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1887-12-15
CURRENT AFFAIRS.
THE DEGRADATION OF COLLEGE
SPORTS.
Nelc York Independent.

The benign influence of inter-cOlle-
giate, football and other ''innocent
pastIme games" particularly on
Thanksgiving day,) including their
''side-shOw" Accomplishments, such as
betting, the drinking of "gin fixes"
and the seeking Of crest" in our sta
tiOn-hOuses, and other nameless places,
will be clearly shown to all parents by
the following:
NsD York Herald.
"Had Yale been defeated in the
foot ball game it would have been a
poverty stricken community of stu
dents. There never was SO much bet
ting done on anysaathetic event at
Yale as within sl4ss Iast two or three
days. a 4l.. $3.50
"The stii&eD Isl who have liberal al
lOwances f2t,<sz kiieir parents put up the
last dollar Al Tie rate of five to four
and seven u i've on Yale. The poorer
ones lett their watches, rings, pictures,
etc, with persons who loan money on
collateral. One of these money lend
ers has, it was said by Yale student
to-day, over fifty gold watches in his
safe upon which he had advanced from
$40 to $50.
"One enthusiastic young man is re-
ported to have run his SS5 bicycle up
to the back door of the establishment
and obtained $50 on it. Another took
$35 suit of clothes in a satchel and
added to it his winter OvercOat, his
silver watch and IA gold ring to get
money to bet on Yale.
"MOney was raised on everything
that had any value, but as 'all's we'll
that ends WE'LL the boys are supposed
to be happy. There are but few Yale
men in town tonight, but when they
arrive home after midnight they are
likely to arouse New Haven's heavy
sleepers."
NelO York World.
"All the students at Yale were in
fected with the betting mania, and
considered the result of to-day's game
a sure thing. The boys that had no
money got the cash from bankers who
loan money on personal property, like
iewelry, etc. One of the students took
his bicycle, new one, to the back
door and raised about half it's value
and bet it against Harvard. Others
took Overcoats, books, watches, jewel
nv and the like to the establishments
and got all they could, and then put
up every cent they could rake and
scrape. Had Harvard won, the boys
OH the Yale campus would have been
as poor as church mice for the next
few days, or until they could have
heard from home"
NeaO York Times.
essay, will you lock me up while
feel queer; have been drinking gin
fixes, and / think one of them was
drugged. l don't know my name or
where l live, and feel as if | wanted
to yell all the time Y A-L-E-Yale,
'Rah 'Rah 'Rah!'
"This remarkable speech was made
by Il tall young man wearing silk hat
that needed brushing and Il cape coat. |
He wore blue ribbon in his button
hole and swished a light cane nervous
ly. 1t was $50 last evening in the
Thirtieth street station house. Ser
geant Sheldon was startled by the
Yale cry and he looked at the young |
man with undisguised astonishment.
"'DOn't know what your name is or
where you live, ELI Well, young |
man you are in bad plight. Been to
the football game, | suppose ?"
"'The stranger nodded Automatically |
to the sergeant, who continued, "YOu
have been drinking fixes, and think
somebody has been trying to drug you
THAT'S TOO Oau. ell, " NNk Ke
a decent young man, and you
sit down in the back room anu gather
yourself together. No doubt before
morning we'll have more of the boys
here to keep you company.
can officer led the befOgged Yale
student to the back room, where there
were four other lost children awaiting
parents or relatives to take them
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chair murmuring Thanks, awfully,'
but in a few minutes he let out the
college cry with such vigor that one of
the other lost Juveniles began to cry.
So the Yale boy went over to- talk with
the other children and told them all
about the great victory. His descrip
ton was interspersed with frequent
'Rah Rah Rahp By and by he got
better and restless and wanted to go
home, but the night officer wouldn't
let him. So for two hours the student
was detained in the station, and by
that time, with the aid of IL strong eli
gar, he got back his senses, and Ser
geant Sheldon allowed him to go. He
said he lived in Fifty seventh street,
and could get home all right"
Neao York Graphic.
Oscars of Harvard played magnif
Gently until modesty and torn trousers
drove him from the field.
"Westernburg didn't mind the maui
ing he got by the Crimson rushers
bit. And when COrbin got the next
touchdown 'Westy' forgot his bruises
"Goodruff, blue stocking, lost his
wind for ten minutes, by reason of
eight men falling on his stomach, but
he got it again last night.
''CumnOck of Harvard was very
properly suspended by the referee for
smuggling Pratt of Yale with his fists.
All smuggling in foot ball must be done
with the feet.
"Kid Wallace, Blue, got his leg (
badly twisted, but he walked we'll
enough when he went down the aisle :
of the Bijou Theater last night. I
"The game was strongly and scien-
tiically played. There was less gore
than was expected on both sides, and
considerable good nature. {
"OVer a hundred thousand dollars
changed hands on the result, for plen-
ty of sporting men took the odds
against Harvard.
yale won, but the town was Grim
son last night"
We respectfully ask the presidents
and other officials connected with our
colleges if they have not something to
say and do in relation to the brutal
and immoral practices above named.
Ii nothing is to be said by them except ,
"Let the boys have good time in
their own way" then we ask parents
if they have nothing to say about the ,
spoken of in the above
named secular papers. If you want {